Techimplementationplan 1
Techimplementationplan 1
Techimplementationplan 1
RECOMMENDATION 1:
Work as a Team
Effective district and/or school- wide implementation of technology begins with strong leadership
and grows through ongoing collaboration, developing partnerships, and facilitating professional
learning. School- and district-level leadership teams are encouraged to make a plan for
implementing technology and to develop an ongoing process for monitoring and evaluating
systemic change. This plan should be grounded in building the collective capacity of all school
staff and engaging multiple stakeholders to work collaboratively.
RECOMMENDATION 2:
Enhance Your Vision and Set Goals
In order to meet student learning needs and achieve high levels of student academic
achievement, it is important to enhance and communicate a school vision that includes the use
of technology. Develop concrete short- and long-term goals that specify the action steps that are
critical to supporting the implementation of technology within the school and the integration of
technology throughout classroom instruction. Schools that drive the implementation of
technology through the vision and goals of its leaders are much more likely to be successful
than those in which implementation is driven by the sudden availability of funds.
RECOMMENDATION 3:
Gather Data to Drive Decision Making
The leadership team at the district and school levels is responsible for fostering a culture of
data- driven decision making to advance teaching and learning in the building. Data should be
used not only to assess and report student achievement but also to identify areas for school
improvement, determine short and long-term school improvement goals, guide professional
learning workshops, narrow achievement gaps among student subgroups, and transform
student learning.
RECOMMENDATION 4:
Define Your Technology Budget
School operating budgets provide stable financing for ongoing purchases and support.
However, school budgets are tight and programsincluding technology programs and
technology support staffmay be cut in some schools. It is important to consider alternatives to
funding and to plan not only for initial costs but also for long-term maintenance and replacement
costs to facilitate sustainability.
RECOMMENDATION 5:
The TPACK (Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge) framework lays out the
knowledge areas that teachers need in order to successfully integrate technology into their
teaching. The TPACK model emphasizes the importance of teachers building their instruction on
the interplay of pedagogical, content, and technological knowledge. More information and
resources can be found on the TPACK website.
The SAMR (Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, Redefinition) model, created by Dr.
Ruben Puentudura, is another framework to support teachers as they think about how
technology is currently integrated into their classrooms and develop a vision for how they could
evolve their use of technology tools throughout instruction. For more information visit his blog.
Adapted from: Center on Technology and Disabilities Technology Implementation Practice
Guide. To view the entire text click here.